Charles R. Howard

An area resident all of his life, he was born Oct. 5, 1931, in Jamestown, a son of the late Harold O. and Goldie Milliron Howard.

He was a 1949 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School, and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving from 1950 to 1954.

He was employed by Lundquist Hardware until 1968 when he took a job with the former Jamestown Telephone Company, which later became Alltel. He retired from Alltel in 1996, as an installer.

He was active at Park United Methodist Church. He served as town of Gerry assessor, and volunteered in the early years of the Gerry Rodeo. He enjoyed making and flying model airplanes and working on the computer. He was a member of the Gravely Tractor Club.